Episode 1614 • • 2:45:07 - 2:49:11
1614: Blinking Red Lights
China White Paper Movement and Pneumonia Outbreak
Chinese dissidents and U.S. lawmakers commemorated the one-year anniversary of the "White Paper Movement," where citizens protested zero-COVID policies by holding blank sheets of paper. Simultaneously, reports are emerging of a new undiagnosed pneumonia outbreak in China, causing a spike in hospitalizations. Lawmakers expressed concern over a lack of transparency from the Chinese government, drawing parallels to the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.